Tehama bonifatella
Tehama is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Tehama bonifatella, the western lawn moth, which is found in Greenland and North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Labrador, Manitoba, Nevada, Quebec and Washington. The habitat consists of grasslands.
| Tehama bonifatella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Tehama Hulst, 1888 |
| Species: | T. bonifatella |
| Binomial name | |
| Tehama bonifatella (Hulst, 1887) | |
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The larvae feed on various grasses and Trifolium repens.
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